Aurangabad railway accident

Aurangabad railway accident
A image of the Aurangabad railway station in 2016.
Details
Date8 May 2020
05:15–06:30 hours (UTC+05:30)[1][2]
Coordinates19°52′33″N 75°33′30″E / 19.87583°N 75.55833°E / 19.87583; 75.55833
CountryIndia
OperatorIndian Railways
OwnerIndian Railways
CauseDeath by impact
Statistics
Trains1
Pedestrians17
Deaths16
Injured1

On the morning of 8 May 2020, an empty goods train ran over and killed 16 migrant workers sleeping on or by the tracks near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. One additional worker sleeping nearby was injured.

  1. ^ "Migrant workers crushed to death by goods train in Aurangabad". Deccan Chronicle. Aurangabad. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference OneIndia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).